Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast

This week we discuss:03:04 More layoffs at Klarna03:54 Insect cultivation startup Innovafarm raises $260m05:35 Equity management platform Ledgy raises $22m07:00 B2B payments startup Sequence gets backing from Andreessen Horowitz09:16 Glovo founder launches new VC fund as his company is fined €79m11:58 Founder of collapsed energy company Bulb joins investment firm14:10 Nato launches €1bn VC fund as "defence tech" heats up21:03 Do we really need pets in the metaverse?

This week we discuss:01:00 Secondhand car marketplace Cazoo to lay off 1,500 people in 202203:15 Presentation software startup Pitch laying off 30% of team05:55 Vertical farming startup Infarm cuts 50 jobs07:35 Northzone raises €1bn fund 10:00 EQT raises €2.4bn growth fund12:24 SunRoof raised €15m to build solar roofs20:17 Inside Europe’s largest cannabis manufacturing facility

This week we discuss:1:49 Sorare lands huge NBA deal6:00  Code First Girls raises £4.5m to make coding more diverse9:40 Lightyear raises €81m to get its solar-powered car on the road11:57 Former Revolut big cheese Alan Chang’s Tesseract raises $78m for climate startup16:00 Have we finally cracked lithium ion battery recycling"?18:07 Why did Snap shut down French social app Zenly?Want to talk to Freya Pratty about climate tech? Email her at freya@sifted.eu

This week we discuss:02:00 Klarna losses triple in first half of 202204:14 Topi raises $45m to rent hardware and cut down on e-waste07:30 Neurofenix raises $7m to help stroke patients recover09:57 The mystery VC fund that never deliveredPlease take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcast

This week we discuss:2:26: Poland’s Inovo raising €100m third fund for CEE startups5:49 Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett’s Web3 startup bags $24m8:35 The startup that could slash the cost of EV batteries10:23 Is Babylon Health going to get kicked off the NYSE?15:30 The world’s most advanced consumer-ready AI assistant?Please take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcast

This week we discuss:(03:09) Crypto app Ziglu’s valuation slashed in Robinhood buyout(06:06) Microverse doubles valuation as demand for remote coding course soars(09:30) Ukraine tech companies in urgent need of financial support(12:31) Why startups need to lobby more(19:45) Mental health for startup employees — what's going wrong?Please take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcast

This week we discuss:(01:34) After months of missed payroll and unpaid refunds, events company Pollen enters administration(03:41) German digital bank Nuri files for insolvency(05:10) Klarna’s valuation has plummeted — but people are still investing <link coming soon!>(07:44) Elon Musk has $80m to fund a carbon removal startup(12:35) What happens when you let 100 scientists run wild in a Belgian castle? Bootleg vodka and time travelPlease take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcast

Please take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcastThis week we discuss:(03:20) Gorillas is set to raise $250m in funding from existing investors at a reduced valuation(06:13) Cornerstone VC has just raised a £20m fund to back diverse early-stage UK founders(09:37) Cera raises £260m, Europe’s biggest round ever in the elderly care sector(12:12) A new wave of European fintechs are taking on the fractional ownership real estate model(17:13)  What’s it like working as a food delivery rider in extreme heat?

Please take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcastThis week we discuss:(01:53) Germany pledges €30bn to startups in new policy roadmap(06:26) IQM Computing raises Europe's largest quantum round ever(08:24) Could this photonics startup birth the next generation of Tesla rivals(11:20) A new app promises more pay transparency for gig workers (18:24) What's it like going to an exclusive, members only crypto club? 

Please take our listener survey! You get a month's Sifted membership for free, and we'd love to learn more about our listeners:bit.ly/siftedpodcastThis week we discuss:(02:06) Starling Bank hits profitability(05:55) Maria Raga steps down as Depop CEO(07:43) Amazon aggregators lay off staff en masse(09:55) Can augmented reality save the global manufacturing industry?(13:47) Should your boss pay your energy bills?